Unlock Your Inner Potential

Study Notes

Self-development is the process of personal growth.
Self-concept is an abstract idea of an individual's personality.
Self-concept is learned, organized, and dynamic.
Rene Descartes is the father of modern philosophy.
"Know Thyself" is an old maxim based on truth.
Thomas Hobbes said to "Read Thyself" to learn other people's personalities.
Sigmund Freud is the father of psychoanalysis.
Self-esteem refers to an individual's subjective evaluation of their value and worth.
There are two types of self-esteem: positive and negative.
Self-esteem can be measured explicitly or implicitly.
Efficacy refers to an individual's belief in their ability to accomplish a specific task.
Self-efficacy refers to an individual's belief in their ability to perform a particular behavior or skill.
Five ways influence self-efficacy: performance experiences, vicarious performance, verbal persuasion, imaginal performance, and affected state and physical sensations.
Intuition and available information are the two bases of judgment and decision making.
There are three categories of self: self as social actor, self as motivated agent, and self as autobiographical author.